Happiness is not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them

I loved being off work today - despite being furloughed. Besides, there are worse things than a month of ramen noodles for supper (kidding! well, not really... because who wants to eat ramen noodles for an entire month...).

It was a gorgeous day -- but cold! I cleaned out the laundry room, worked out, got a haircut (short and sassy), made pizza and spent some quality time hanging out with the dog in the garden. It was an outstanding day!

Meet the newest resident in our backyard

My husband loves to peruse junkyards. A couple of weeks ago, he found this awesome windmill that was missing a stand (I think he paid a whopping six bucks). The other day, he built a post for the windmill. It has been spinning around ever since. I love it!